No more stuff?!

[MATTBIN]

Bugger it, looks like I've got all of the top list and some/most of the bottom list too, I might have to give up diving soon if this carries on.

I need Inspiration or maybe Evolution, oh that feels much better.

Matt

[daz]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (MATTBIN @ Dec. 16 2003,13:37)]Bugger it, looks like I've got all of the top list and some/most of the bottom list too, I might have to give up diving soon if this carries on.

I need Inspiration or maybe Evolution, oh that feels much better.

Matt

Not to mention, gas analysers, DPV's, personal RIB etc...

Diving,  The hobby that keeps on taking  

Daz

[MATTBIN]

Retail therapy for boys (and some girls OK PC too)  

[siltmonkey]

Aaaaahhh, the feeling has passed - I've just remembered I want wetnotes and more boltsnaps!  hehe




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[daz]

I'm trying to get hold of a pocket magna doodle to use as a dive slate  

Might try toys'r'us after the christmas rush!

Daz

[Dave Crampton]

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (daz @ Dec. 16 2003,13:28)]...  and lanyards ?


Right how are we doing so far?

OK Now for the next stage...

Umm Camera and housing (Stills or video) ?
Better get a better light system or strobe ?
Oh twin cylinders.... worth a try ?
Better getter a harness and backplate
Better get a Aluminium backplate for holidays.
And a smaller wing to use with the Aluminium plate on holidays.

...Daz

Aaaaarrrrrrrr Stop it Stop it. I was doing fine untill you started on the second list.

Come on give me a break my overdraft is large enough as it is...

Dave C  

[Kate R]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (dcrampt @ Dec. 16 2003,16:55)]Aaaaarrrrrrrr Stop it Stop it. I was doing fine untill you started on the second list.

Come on give me a break my overdraft is large enough as it is...

it's not fair is it? how do people afford all this kit?

my manifold/bands/wing/backplate daydream will never become reality - it'll be indys on a stab for me forever, because i simply can't afford it!

and as for a new drysuit [sighs]  

[daz]

Dave / Kate,

Pull yourselves together - We will not have such a defeatist attitude.

Repeat after me, &quot;It's only money, diving is the most important thing in my life&quot;

Food, rent, mortgage and other luxuries can wait &nbsp;

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]it's not fair is it? how do people afford all this kit?

Kate, &nbsp;Welcome to the world of credit and high finance &nbsp;

And don't forget when you upgrade to new kit, it is cost effective to keep your kit current and you will always get a good price for your old kit &nbsp; &nbsp;(Actually that's not strictly true. &nbsp;You will actually hang on to it as you will not be able to bear to sell it for such a loss. &nbsp; ).

The most important hurdle to overcome is to learn how to break the price down, &nbsp;for example..

I really want a twin set, but it is just so expensive!

Hang on I can get a backplate for £40 and web it myself for just a few quid. &nbsp;Oh and I can get a new wing for £160. &nbsp; (Actually webbing it will cost more than a few quid, but stay with me on this one)

So that's £200, &nbsp;wow that's cheaper than a BCD... &nbsp;Oh that's so cheap.

Now cylinders, &nbsp;well I need 2 the same anyway, So I'll get two and sell my old one, because you don't lose much selling cylinders second hand and I won't need to have them tested for another 2.5 years. &nbsp;And a set of bands will only cost about £40, oh better get a manifold, &nbsp;I'll look at those really cheap ones.

You see how it works now.. &nbsp;Very, very cheap.. &nbsp;and before you know it you have spent the best part of £600 on a harness, wing and banded O2 twin set (Of course you actually went for an expensive manifold and bands because afterall it is false economy to trust your life on something cheap.

Tee Hee... &nbsp;and so it starts.

Daz

[Wacker]

<font color='#0000FF'>you could do what i was toying with the other week!
buying a flooded quary as your own dive site

[Digger]

<font color='#000080'>I'll run it for you if I can live in it. I'll sit on the gate, charging people far too much for my services, of which there will be none, and employ one member of staff. A tea lady for me.

Business plan sounding good? Let's do it. I'll get my agent to call and arrange my fees.

As for more kit, have you really got nothing to buy? It's not possible. My move to sidemounts has just opened up a can of worms you don't even want to see the size of. And as for getting this helmet-mounted light situation sorted, well, I'm going to be here forever. I just spent £100 on 4 torches. Only diddy ones, mind.

SDS did me 2 PC lights for £50, which I've fallen in love with. One of them is clear, too, so I can see when I've cracked it and it's leaking!

Yay!